Postal_Guide_January_1953 — Page 124

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Prohibitions: Letters, except one for the addressee; airguns, arms and parts of arms except sporting guns (admitted under permit); woven goods bearing designs in imitation of paper money and so on; unmanufactured tobacco.

Cotton and cotton

Restrictions apply to the importation of: seeds; drugs and chemical supplies; liqueurs, wines and spirits; plants, parts of plants and bulbs; serums.

Compensation is not payable for damage to parcels containing liquids, liquefiable substances, or glass or other brittle articles.

IRELAND (Republic of)

LETTERS

Same as Great Britain.

Observations: The names of the counties of the Republic of

Ireland are:-

Carlow

Kerry

Longford

Cavan

Kildare

Louth

Clare

Kilkenny

Cork

Leitrim

Mayo Meath

Donegal

Leix (or

Monaghan

Dublin

Galway

Queens) Limerick

Offaly (or

Kings)

Roscommon

Sligo

Tipperary

Waterford

Westmeath

Wexford

Wicklow

The names of the county and the delivery office must form part of the address.

Customs duty: Samples of the articles mentioned below are admitted by sample post when addressed to agents or repre- sentatives of firms recognised by the Revenue Commissioners, Dublin, as wholesale dealers in such articles:-

(a) tobacco, unmanufactured, not exceeding 6 oz, in gross weight,

is admitted on payment of 7s. 3d.

(b) spirits, not perfumed, not exceeding 12 oz. in gross weight,

are admitted on payment of 4s. 6d.

(c) wines, not exceeding 12 oz. gross weight, are admitted free. (d) tea, not exceeding 8 oz. and coffee not exceeding 4 oz. gross

weight, are admitted free.

(e) dried fruits (currants, figs, prunes and raisins) not exceeding

8 oz. gross weight, are admitted free.

Each such sample should bear the exact description of the contents, for example, Unmanufactured tobacco, Spirits-not perfumed, and so on.

PARCELS

Postage:

via London

not over 3 lb.

$3.20

7 lb. $5.00

11 lb.

$6.65

Supplemental services available: Insurance, limit $1,600.

Customs declarations:

1A.

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